De Zwervers van het Groote Leger: Historisch verhaal uit het tijdperk 1810-1813

The narrative follows a Dutch family and their community during the 1810–1813 period of French annexation and enforced conscription, tracing how decrees and inspections upend daily life. The story centers on a crippled street vendor, his courageous wife, and their working sons as municipal unrest, arrests, and military recruitment separate households. It follows some young men into the Grande Armée’s catastrophic campaign eastward, with episodes at Smolensk and Orcha that convey hardship and the army’s dissolution, and concludes with survivors returning home amid mixed relief and political fervor. Recurring concerns include the burden of state power, the toll of war on civilians, and resilience in the face of loss.